Augustus cooke



Anaitre gieten gsrn @frn Letters Patent No. 79,208, dated June 2?-, 1868,

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS COOKE, of Orange, in the county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heads for Walking-Canes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a partot this speciicaticmin whicl1 v Figure 1 represents a Aview in elevation of a portion of a cane with my improved top attached, and

Figure 2 a vertical section of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in makingthe head or top a cane or umbrella hollow, and in form of the head of an animal or bird, and causing the eyes, tongue,and jaw thereof to be moved, as well as a' bell in the inside to be rung, by a slight pressure of the lingers upon knobs in the cane.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents my improved cane-top, which is made hollow, and, in this case, in the form 4of a dogs head. It is secured upon the cane B in any suitable or convenient manner.

The eyeballs of the dog are forme-d of a single piece, a, made in suitable form,with representations of the pupils, whichis attached to a lever or plato, a2, so pivoted in the interior of the head that the eyeballs will be rolled up when the pressure of the fingers is applied to the lower end of the wire b, connected tothe plate a2, and returned to position by the pressure of the spring a, fastened to the head and bearing against the plate a2.

A curved rod, e, is also attached to this plate, the end of which projects from the mouth to represent the tongue, and which consequently moves in and out whenever the eyeballs are moved.

The lowerjaw f is pivoted tothe head, and is moved by pressing up a knob attached to the lower end 'of the wire g, being returned to position by the spring'ffi I A bell, c, is placed within the head, which is rung by means ofthe wire connected to the spring-dapper e.

The wires b, g', and d are provided with knobs upon their ends, which project through short slots in the cane, so as to be' easily manipulated by the fingers, and by pressure upon which the four movements hereinbefore described are produced.

` The knobs can be covered and concealed by ornamental work upon the cane.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y 1.v Forming the top cfa cane. in the shape of an animal or bird's head, thc features'of which can be moved by pressing upon knobs in the cane. l Y I l 2. The combination of the wires 6, g, andvcl with vthe eyeball-plate a', tongue e,.lowe`rjaw f, and. springs a', f', and c', when arranged and operating substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ow,n, I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses. AUGUSTUS COOKE, Witnesses:

T. H. ALEXANDER,

W. W. Carretera- 

